Willie Bethea
Willie R. Bethea
Born: July 21, 1938
Trenton, NJ
Deceased: January 5, 2024
Position: HB,FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Rider University
High School: Trenton (NJ)
Career: 1963-1970
Willie Bethea played from 1963 to 1970 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Bethea ran for 3,919 yards in his career on 781 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 145 passes for 1,800 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 158.3 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 118.8 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 158.3 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 165 | 33.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 89 | 435 | 4.9 | 51 | 3 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 83 | 408 | 4.9 | 33 | 1 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 117 | 598 | 5.1 | 45 | 4 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 95 | 531 | 5.6 | 55 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 147 | 737 | 5.0 | 39 | 5 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 127 | 607 | 4.8 | 17 | 3 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 109 | 543 | 5.0 | 19 | 3 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Totals | 781 | 3919 | 5.0 | 55 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 34 | 2 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 49 | 2 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40 | 520 | 13.0 | 42 | 1 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32 | 381 | 11.9 | 51 | 2 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26 | 305 | 11.7 | 28 | 1 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 1800 | 12.4 | 51 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 356 | 32.4 | 59 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 176 | 17.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 327 | 27.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 320 | 24.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1398 | 24.5 | 59 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | N/A | 1 | |||||
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 181 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1967 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1969 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 |
Honors
1967 - CFL CFL East All-Star
